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Housing in CF23 5HL

What the homes in CF23 5HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Roath
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,355 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.7%). Flats make up 51%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.

CF23 5HLWales
Detached1.1%28.5%
Semi-detached4.9%32.1%
Terraced42.7%26.6%
Purpose-built flat11.2%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house38.9%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47% of households in the CF23 5HL area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 50.1% of households, more than double the Wales figure of 17%. 21% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.

CF23 5HL
47%
50%
Wales
  • Owned47%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented50.1%17%
  • Social rented2.9%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF23 5HLWales
Owned outright21%38%
With a mortgage or loan26.1%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent47.6%14.5%
Other private rented2.5%2.5%
From the council0.8%8.7%
From a housing association2.1%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF23 5HLWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.9%). 20.4% of households include dependent children.

CF23 5HLWales
Living alone, under 6627.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.7%14.6%
Couple, no children19.7%16.5%
Couple with dependent children16%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%10.2%
Sharers and other households19.3%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Cardiff

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cardiff (August 2026, +3.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CardiffWales
All homes£1,177£846
One bedroom£908£636
Two bedrooms£1,085£779
Three bedrooms£1,211£890
Four or more£1,703£1,247
Detached£1,516£1,083
Semi-detached£1,186£877
Terraced£1,177£833
Flat or maisonette£995£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CF23 5HL (Roath) (about 1,355 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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